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Committee reviews police, fire and EMS 2024 annual data and operational trends
Summary
Committee members received an overview of 2024 police, fire and EMS activity: arrests and some criminal charges declined, firearm recoveries rose, overtime hours fell and EMS billing and revenue figures increased compared with prior years.
At the Jan. 16, 2025 Police, Fire & Dock Committee meeting, staff presented their 2024 annual report covering police, fire and emergency medical services operations, billing and response-time trends.
A presenter reported that physical arrests declined from 356 in 2023 to 306 in 2024. The department reported roughly 938 criminal charges in 2024 compared with about 931 in 2023. The presenter said citations (including traffic, parking and criminal citations) increased by roughly the mid‑teens percentage year over year. Juvenile incidents were reported as substantially lower in 2024 than in the prior year.
Staff said dispatch calls were roughly steady year to year and noted that traffic accidents increased in 2024, which…
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